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Unit 6 - Lesson 8 - Grade 3: Illustrative Mathematics

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Grade 3 Unit 6
Lesson 8: Estimate and Measure Liquid Volume
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Grade 3 Unit 6
Lesson 8: Estimate and Measure Liquid Volume
CC BY 2021 Illustrative Mathematics®
Lesson: Estimate and Measure Liquid Volume

Number Talk: Divide by 3 (Warm Up)

Find the value of each expression mentally.
1.

2.

3.

4.

Estimate Liquid Volume

5.

Clare says the bathtub holds about 2 liters.

Jada says the bathtub holds about 20 liters.

Kiran says the bathtub holds about 200 liters.


Whom do you agree with? Explain or show your reasoning.

6.

Would the bucket and the bottle hold 2 liters, 20 liters, or 200 liters? Explain how you know.


7.

Match the containers to the number of liters they could hold.

6 liters
500 liters
4 liters
10 liters

Measure Liquid Volume

8.

What do you notice?

9.

What do you wonder?

10.

The container in the image is marked in liters. Find the volume of the liquid.

11.

The container in the image is marked in liters. Find the volume of the liquid.

12.

The container in the image is marked in liters. Find the volume of the liquid.

13.

The container in the image is marked in liters. Find the volume of the liquid.

14.

The container in the image is marked in liters. Find the volume of the liquid.

15.

The container in the image is marked in liters. Find the volume of the liquid.

16.

The container in the image is marked in liters. Find the volume of the liquid.

17.

The container in the image is marked in liters. Find the volume of the liquid.

18.

Shade the images of the empty container to show the liquid volume.
1 liter

19.

Shade the images of the empty container to show the liquid volume.

8 liters

20.

Shade the images of the empty container to show the liquid volume.

7 liters

21.

Shade the images of the empty container to show the liquid volume.

22.

Shade the images of the empty container to show the liquid volume.

23 liters

If you have time:

23.

Of all the containers in this activity, which two containers have the most liquid? How many liters would you have if you combined the liquid in them? Explain or show your reasoning.

Cool Down: Measure in Liters
24.

What is the volume of the liquid shown in the image?

25.

What is the volume of the liquid shown in the image?